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The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words in his book "Letter from the Birmingham Jail" are just as powerful and relevant today as they were when he wrote them while confined in a jail cell, Northwest Arkansas leaders said as they reflected on the civil-rights icon's legacy.
Chris Burks A medical marijuana card holder is suing a northwest Arkansas hospital system for withdrawing a job offer after he tested positive for pot, and he says he’s not alone. Balance “Lance” Reed of Washington County is seeking class-action status against Northwest Arkansas Hospitals LLC of Springdale, which operates several hospitals including Willow Creek Women’s Hospital and Northwest Medical Center-Bentonville. Reed said in his lawsuit, filed earlier this month in Washington County Circuit Court, that he believes there are at least 35 and as many a...
Voters line up to cast ballots outside the Summit County Board of Elections last year. The Ohio Supreme Court is ordering the state’s top elections official to put a Summit County GOP leader back on the local board of elections. In a ruling handed down Tuesday, the court held that Secretary of State Frank LaRose “abused his discretion” in blocking county GOP chairman Bryan Williams from serving another term on the Summit County Board of Elections. In March, LaRose intervened to stop Williams’ reappointment, alleging a host of problems at the Summit County board in recent years, inclu...
Donald Trump and some of his supporters are known for the Big Lie - that the presidential election was stolen. Those of us who agree Trump lost the election also tend to agree that elections officials are doing their best at the local level. Widespread voter fraud is a myth. But a “vote from the grave,” as happened last fall in Summit County, is unacceptable. And a board of elections investigation revealing that 700 deceased Summit County voters were still registered to vote is alarming. We agree with Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s move to reject the reappointment of Bryan Willi...
Marco Sommerville, a former Akron City Council president who represented the ward with the highest percentage of minority voters in the city, was sworn in Friday as the first Black member of the Summit County Board of Elections. The appointment, part of a previously scheduled organizational meeting, came two days after Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose declined to certify the reappointment of board member Bryan Williams, citing problems with the previous election. Sommerville formerly represented Akron's Ward 3, which includes Sherbondy Hill, Summit Lake and parts of West Akron, downtown,...